Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs Qwen3.8 Max
Model Markets Rankings
Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
| Ranking | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Qwen3.8-Max |
|---|---|---|
| CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate | UnrankedNot in the 36-model eligible cohort | #19 of 36$0.107 per LiveBench case |
Ranks come from the current complete eligible cohorts. Green highlights appear only when both models are ranked in the same metric. Missing required inputs remain unranked, and the three dimensions are not collapsed into an overall winner.
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Qwen3.8-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-01-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,437.8497% of row best · rating · qwen3.5-397b-a17b; 95% CI [1434.48605524, 1441.19621255]; votes 73400; rank 68 | 1,479.56100% of row best · rating · qwen3.8-max; 95% CI [1473.34740586, 1485.77213629]; votes 13136; rank 12 |
| LMArena Vision Arenavision-2026-08-27-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,264.8096% of row best · rating · qwen3.5-397b-a17b; 95% CI [1258.85111028, 1270.75814841]; votes 25997; rank 38 | 1,312.86100% of row best · rating · qwen3.8-max; 95% CI [1304.57707433, 1321.13715544]; votes 7244; rank 6 |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 0 benchmark wins | 2 benchmark winsOverall lead |
Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Qwen3.8-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Qwen | Qwen |
| Family | Qwen3 5 397b A17b | Qwen3 8 Max |
| Model | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Qwen3.8-Max |
| Version | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Qwen3.8-Max |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-02-15 | Unknown |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 262K | 1,000K |
| Total parameters | 403.4B | 2.4T |
| Active parameters | 17B | Unknown |
| License | apache-2.0 | Unknown |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| Provider access | Deepinfra (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard) | Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (Standard), Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, tools | agents, chat, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools, vision |
14 comparable fields · 10 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Qwen3.5 397B A17B Capabilities
Qwen3.8 Max Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs Qwen3.8 Max FAQs
Is Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Qwen3.8 Max better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Qwen3.5 397B A17B and Qwen3.8 Max, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Qwen3.8 Max?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B is $0.45 and Qwen3.8 Max is $1.65 per million tokens, so Qwen3.5 397B A17B is cheaper on this metric. Qwen3.5 397B A17B is $3.00 and Qwen3.8 Max is $4.951 per million tokens, so Qwen3.5 397B A17B is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Qwen3.8 Max?+
Qwen3.8 Max has the larger sourced context window. Qwen3.5 397B A17B supports 262K and Qwen3.8 Max supports 1,000K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Qwen3.8 Max?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: An overall winner requires at least two decisive benchmarks from at least two original publishers.
Can Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Qwen3.8 Max be self-hosted?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Qwen3.5 397B A17B is open weight; Qwen3.8 Max is not marked open weight.
Can Qwen3.5 397B A17B and Qwen3.8 Max understand images?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B is documented with image input; Qwen3.8 Max is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Qwen3.8 Max?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Qwen3.5 397B A17B is — and Qwen3.8 Max is 131K.
Do Qwen3.5 397B A17B and Qwen3.8 Max support reasoning and tool use?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Qwen3.8 Max: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Qwen3.8 Max?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B has 4 sourced provider routes; Qwen3.8 Max has 4, a tie.
Which offers better value, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Qwen3.8 Max?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.